[aclug-L] Re: dumb sed problem

[Maverick <mluvw47@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks. all

Mav
--- Thomas Wallis <wallis@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>       The word maybe begins with a blank and ends with a
> blank.  There
> are several patterns you might try:
> 
> s/ abc / jkl /g           - get all words abc
> beginning and ending with SP 
> s/^abc /^jkl /g           - get all words abc at
> start of line. 
> s/ abc$/ jkl$/g            - get all words abd at
> end of line . 
> s/^abc$/^jkl$/g         - get abc on a line by
> itself. 
> 
> I could do this easier in Perl than in sed, but the
> principle is the same,
> I think.
> 
>                               T W 
> 
> 
> Disclaimer: All opinions expressed here are my own
> and not those of WSU.
> 
> EMAIL address:  wallis@xxxxxxxxxxx    
> 
>    
> 
> 


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